Beamer Operator - Beaming & Loom Setup Specialist

Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries, Inc. in Hillsville, Virginia seeks a Beamer Operator to run tricots onto loom beams and maintain yarn quality. The role requires monitoring yarn, repairing breaks, and ensuring proper beam alignment per SOPs.

Candidates will operate related machinery, perform required inspections and paperwork, and follow rigorous safety protocols in a 12-hour shift at a Fortune 500 flooring leader.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and write in job applications.
• Experience operating powered industrial trucks preferred.
• Ability to inspect looms and beams and perform basic maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operates beamer and observes yarn to detect breaks and tangles.
• Repair broken ends, when needed.
• Ensures proper alignment and speed of beamer.
• Adheres to quality standards.
• Completes various check sheets and paperwork.
• Operates powered industrial equipment.
• Unloads/loads tricots using overhead crane.
• Performs knotting and tying operations on loom beams.
• Performs safety and housekeeping duties.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Teamwork

Education

Mandatory reading and writing ability

Powered industrial truck experience (PIT) preferred

Tools

Powered industrial truck (PIT)

Overhead crane

Job description

Mohawk Industries, Inc. in Hillsville, Virginia seeks a Beamer Operator to run tricots onto loom beams and maintain yarn quality. The role requires monitoring yarn, repairing breaks, and ensuring proper beam alignment per SOPs.

Candidates will operate related machinery, perform required inspections and paperwork, and follow rigorous safety protocols in a 12-hour shift at a Fortune 500 flooring leader.